Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Saxifragales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heuchera hispida
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
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This species is intermediate in most respects between H. americana and H. pubescens. Learn more from Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heuchera americana var. hispida
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Heuchera americana var. hispida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Heuchera ×hispida
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-11-003?:
Heuchera americana FAMILY Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Heuchera hispida
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Heuchera hispida
COMMON NAME:
Purple Alumroot, Hispid Alumroot
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hehi5_001_lvd
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Samantha Tessel sam_2668
April Greenville County SC
Petals purple or pink, wider than sepals, margins fimbriate, per Flora of North America.
COMPARE
Alumroot, Foamflower, and Miterwort
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Samantha Tessel sam_2669
April Greenville County SC
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Samantha Tessel sam_2669b
April Greenville County SC
At the onset of anthesis, stamens exserted 3mm+ and styles 2.6mm+ beyond the calyx, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm221108_0662
November Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm221108_0670
November Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm221108_0671
November Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Heuchera hispida
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Heuchera americana var. hispida
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Heuchera americana var. hispida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Heuchera ×hispida
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 094-11-003?:
Heuchera americana
FAMILY
Saxifragaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Heuchera hispida
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Heuchera hispida
4654
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: calcareous rocky forests, rock outcrops, particularly where soils are subacidic to circumneutral, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Sepals green-tipped; petals purplish-red or deep pink
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5 petals (usually)
5 stamens
Ovary half-inferior
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule
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